Dose-measuring bottle



(No Model.) I

H. S. HERRIGK.

DOSE MBASURING BOTTLE.

No. 442,088. Patented Deo. 2, 1890.

www f UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

HERBERT SANFORD HERRICK, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

DOSE-M EASU RING BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 442,088, dated December2, 1890.

Application iiled June 12, 1890. Serial No. 355,256. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, HERBERT SANFORD HER- RICK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at the city and county of San Francisco, and State ot'California, have invented a new and useful Measuring Device, of whichthefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a measuring device for bottles, in which areceptacle formed in the neck of the bottle and a glass stopper actconjointly in measuring liquid contained in the bottle; and the objectsof my invention are, iirst, to provide a means of easily and quicklymeasuring liquids contained in botties without the use of spoons orgraduates; second, to provide a receptacle formed in the neck of thebottle in which the liquid is measured; third, to provide a means ofallowing the liquid to iiow into the receptacle and to cut off suchiiow, at the same time measuring the liquid by allowing only as much ofsuch liquid in said receptacle as is desired to be measured, and also atthe same time preventing the liquid already in said receptacle fromiiowing back into the bottle, and, fourth,to provide a means of allowingthe liquid to escape from said receptacle without the removal of thestopper ot' said bottle or the escape of any liquid from the body ofsaid bottle. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which-n Figure 1 represents abottle with itsstopper in the position to allow the liquid contained in the bottle toflow into the receptacle. Fig. 2 represents the stopper in the positionto allow the outflow of the liquid contained in the receptacle.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is a glass stopper, having on its side near its lower end a groove B,through which the liquid in the bottle enters the measuring-receptacleC. The upper end of the groove is on a line. with the upper inner sideof the receptacle C.

When the bottle is held in a horizontal position and the groove B isopposite to the receptacle C, the liquid runs from the body of thebottle into the receptacle C. Then C is iilled, the stopper A is turnedfrom the position it first occupied, as in Fig. l., to the positionrepresented by Fig. 2. By this means the iiow of the liquid into C isstopped, any surplus liquid not needed to till C is cut o, the

receptacle C is completely filled, the liquid prevented from iiowingfrom C back into the bottle, and at the same time the hole D is movedinto the position represented by Fig. 2.

D represents a hole through the stopper, opening at its top and also atits side on a line with the mouth of receptacle C. When the stopper isin the position represented by Fig. 2, the liquid confined in thereceptacle can escape without any liquid at the same time iiowing fromthe body of the bottle and without the necessity of removing thestopper.

E represents a projection formed on the side of the stopper, operatingin the groove F G. It will be seen that in Fig. l the stopper is in aposition to allow the ilow of the liquid into receptacle C. In order tocut on' the flow of the liquid and at the same time to bring the hole Dinto the position to allow the escape of the liquid in the receptacle C,it is necessary to give the stopper a quarterturn. Now, in order to saveall trouble of adjusting the stopper so that the groove B, the hole D,and the mouth of the receptacle C shall act in conjunction, thisprojection E and the guide F G are provided. In the iirst positionprojection E is against G; in the second it is against F.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

In a measuring device for bottles, the stopper A, having a hole Dthrough it opening at its top and also at its side on a line with themouth of receptacle C, together with a groove B at its lower side, theupper end of which groove is on a line with the upper inner side of thereceptacle C, said groove and lateral opening of said hole being aboutone-quarter the circumference of the stopper apart, and a projection E,working in the guide F G, in combination with the receptacle C on theside of the neck of the bottle, midway between the top of the body ofthe bottle and the top of its neck, separate and distinct from the bodyof the bottle and made to contain the desired dose, and the guide F G inthe top of the neck of the bottle, having a space equal to one-quarterthe circumference of the stopper, in which the projection E moves, allsubstantially as shown and set forth.

HERBERT SANFORD I-IERRICK.

Witnesses:

J AMES E. GoRMAN, ROBERT LORENTZ.

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